Healthcares New Era Awash in New Technologies

The excitement generated by the massive changes in healthcare reimbursement and delivery has created a flood of new technology to address gaps in the industry. Some long-time observers say theyre reminded of the late 1990s, when anything related to the Internet was greeted with awe and investor dollars. Today's health information technology climate is just as fraught with potential  and uncertainty.

In four short years, venture capital funding for health IT companies increased from $211 million in 2010 to $4.7 billion in 2014, says Raj Prabhu, CEO of Austin, Texas-based Mercom Capital Group, which follows and analyzes investment trends in several industries.